CHAPTER 5. IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
IC 21-41-5
Chapter 5. Ivy Tech Community College; Educational Programs
IC 21-41-5-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Ivy Tech Community College.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-2
Mission
Sec. 2. Ivy Tech Community College shall be devoted primarily
to providing the following:
(1) The educational opportunities for the citizens of Indiana
described in this chapter.
(2) The assessment and training services described in this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-3
Purpose
Sec. 3. It is the primary purpose of Ivy Tech Community College
to provide educational opportunities and appropriate workforce
development, assessment, and training services to:
(1) employees of employers whose productivity and
competitiveness will be enhanced by targeted employee
education and training courses and programs delivered in the
employer's workplace;
(2) students who require additional education before enrolling
in college level courses at either a two (2) year or a four (4)
year institution;
(3) individuals who have graduated from high school and are
more interested in continuing their education in a general,
liberal arts, occupational, or technical program at a two (2) year,
nonresidential college;
(4) individuals who have graduated from high school and want
to earn credits that will transfer to a four (4) year college;
(5) students who do not complete work at a four (4) year college
or who are referred by a four (4) year college to Ivy Tech
Community College;
(6) students who complete their work at a four (4) year college
but would like to supplement that education to improve existing
skills or acquire new skills; and
(7) adult workers who need and desire retraining or additional
training of an occupational or technical nature for the
workplace.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-4
Promotion of education and economic development
Sec. 4. Ivy Tech Community College shall help promote education
and economic development by providing assessment and training
services for the citizens of Indiana that include the following:
(1) Determining the skills needed for specific jobs.
(2) Determining whether particular individuals have the skills
needed to:
(A) do specific jobs; or
(B) qualify for specific skill certifications.
(3) Developing and delivering training programs designed to
help individuals:
(A) acquire the skills needed to do specific jobs;
(B) obtain specific skill certifications; or
(C) improve the quality of the individual's work product.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-5
Assessment and training services
Sec. 5. Ivy Tech Community College shall meet the needs of state
and local officials, employers, and labor organizations by designing
and delivering educational and training courses and programs. The
primary objective of this effort is to provide economic and workforce
development support to the state's employers and communities by
meeting their needs for better educated and trained, more productive,
and more competitive employees and citizens.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-6
Establishment of system
Sec. 6. A statewide community college system is established. The
community college system consists of:
(1) the campuses and other instructional sites of Ivy Tech
Community College; and
(2) the various courses, programs, and services provided by Ivy
Tech Community College throughout Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-7
Duties
Sec. 7. As Indiana's community college system, Ivy Tech
Community College shall:
(1) offer a community college curriculum and training services
as described in IC 21-22 and this chapter at all of the college's
major instructional sites; and
(2) provide an opportunity for students to earn associate degrees
that are accepted by four (4) year colleges and universities.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-8
Development of education programs
Sec. 8. Subject to IC 21-22-6-10, the board of trustees of Ivy Tech
Community College may develop and adopt the appropriate
education programs to be offered and workforce services to be
provided.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.169-2007,
SEC.28.
IC 21-41-5-9
Power to grant certificates
Sec. 9. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College may
grant appropriate certificates of achievement and associate degrees,
including associate of applied science, associate of science, and
associate of arts degrees, to students who complete prescribed and
authorized courses or series of courses.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-10
Development of education programs and training services
Sec. 10. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College
may do the following:
(1) Initiate, promote, inaugurate, and develop occupational and
technical education programs and appropriate workforce
development, assessment, and training services in a manner
consistent with sections 2 through 4 of this chapter.
(2) Operate either through committee or through subordinate
corporate entities, statewide general, liberal arts, occupational,
and technical education programs, that in the board's opinion
should be established due to:
(A) the specialized nature of the programs;
(B) the limited number of students involved; or
(C) other unique features requiring special attention.
(3) Contract with appropriate education institutions, including
local public schools or other agencies, to carry out specific
programs that can best and most economically be provided
through this approach.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.169-2007,
SEC.29.
IC 21-41-5-11
Contracts for equipment for data processing school
Sec. 11. Ivy Tech Community College may enter into the
contracts that are necessary to provide equipment for a data
processing school on or off the premises of:
(1) Ivy Tech Community College; or
(2) any of the college's regions.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.3-2008,
SEC.147.